05 October 4169 Views truck accident fatigue driving the same as drink driving? The dangers of fatigued driving are becoming well known now with a recent study, conducted by the Queensland University of Technology revealing import Continue reading
20 May 13396 Views All Stress in the workplace. What goes? Stress in the workplace has become a significant health issue, with 3 in 5 Australians working more hours than they're paid for. So it comes as no sur Continue reading
26 May 5546 Views All Is their school liable for your kids’ safety? Nothing frightens parents like the thought of their child being in an unsafe situation. Children are vulnerable and we trust childcare workers and sch Continue reading
25 May 5675 Views Personal Injury Insurer files appeal against Chief Justice $650k step slip award Blood and horror overtook Clive Silwood’s Clontarf home in the minutes that followed the calamity at his front door. His visitor’s f Continue reading
26 May 4699 Views All The obvious paradox of risk: $318k for ‘dark night’ broken wrist A night shift foreman armed with a poorly performing flashlight and infected with inattention “bred of familiarity and repetition” has been excuse Continue reading
28 May 5493 Views Personal Injury Road authority in records cover-up until limitation expired, opposes extension Queensland’s Transport Department withheld highway skid resistance and traffic crash records for a section of the Bruce Highway on which it failed t Continue reading
30 May 6572 Views Personal Injury Student visa crash victim wins permanent residency income loss A 30-yr-old Korean student who operated his own business during the maximum 20 hrs/week he was permitted by his visa to work, has received $355k in co Continue reading
16 June 5131 Views All Brisbane’s worst intersections This list, compiled by RACQ, is based on three years' worth of MVA claim data. Check to see if your suburb is featured, and use extra caution when tra Continue reading
22 June 3971 Views All New tax laws for properties $2 million plus From 1 July 2016, new laws will apply on any property transaction relating to property with market value of $2 million or above. Under the Continue reading
25 June 4126 Views Personal Injury Insurer defeated on jailbird’s injury claim strike-out due to own delay A CTP insurer’s failure to “put its own house in order” in readying a case for trial has put paid to a bid to strike out for delay, an injury co Continue reading
26 June 6410 Views Personal Injury Conflict is normal, screaming at overworked staff is not. Assistant wins $436k compo A nursing home administration assistant has won a long-running compensation battle against the TriCare organisation for persistent “ Continue reading
27 June 5019 Views Personal Injury Footpath fall – Council faulted on poor response to slippery footpath risk A local authority that received numerous complaints of water leaking over a sidewalk and causing several pedestrians falls has claimed it had no respo Continue reading
29 June 4653 Views Litigation & Law Practice Sweet cruise deal Gary Burke paid $39k for 15,000 Wyndham “vacation credits” via an offer that doubled the credits and provided a two-for-one cruise at $2.5k.Owner’s Corporations a.k.a. body corporates have become more re Continue reading
29 June 5502 Views Personal Injury Patient gets expert support 6 months after limitation expiry, hospital fights extension bid A bowel cancer patient on the public list at Rockhampton hospital has battled objections to the delay in start of injury compensation proceedings caus Continue reading
22 July 6047 Views Personal Injury Qantas steward in WorkCover win over LA arrest psych injury In May 2013 Mitch Skiboux signed off his QF15 duties at LAX and took a transfer with other crew to the Hilton Costa Mesa for their 2 day lay over.Send Message